Gavahan
Gavahan (Persian: گاواهن, also Romanized as Gāvāhan; also known as Kāvāhīn)[1] is a village in Keyvan Rural District, in the Central District of Khoda Afarin County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 82, in 19 families.[2]
Gavahan گاواهن | |
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village | |
  Gavahan | |
| Coordinates: 39°02′19″N 47°00′46″E | |
| Country |  |
| Province | East Azerbaijan |
| County | Khoda Afarin |
| Bakhsh | Central |
| Rural District | Keyvan |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 82 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+4:30 (IRDT) |
In the wake of the White Revolution (early 1960s) a clan of the Mohammad Khanlu tribe, comprising 50 households, used Gavahan as their winter quarters.[3]
References
- Gavahan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3816741" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
- "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2011-11-11.
- P. Oberling, “The Tribes of Qarāca Dāġ,” Oriens 17, 1964, p. 69
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